PS: WOW opened level 100 today, do you have any friends to play? Foolish fruit is going to kill a plate, hahahaha!

The official really didn't disappoint Zhou Xiaocao, he took a wrong step forward and said, "General Yin, don't scare them." ”

turned to Zhou Xiaocao and said, "This is General Yin of the local guard, with more than 500 sergeants under his command. You don't have to look at him as unforgiving, but in fact he has a very good heart. Fang Cai's words were actually a joke. ”

Damn, it's just a joke! I don't know you well, don't joke like that, okay? I didn't see that Xianglanjun's blade was about to be pulled out, was this joke a little too much?

General Yin spread his hands and said, "Lord Qian, I'm just telling the truth, and I didn't mean to scare them." ”

Master Qian said: "General Yin is not wrong, but all hunters must pay taxes, and no one is an exception. These mountain hunters hunt here all year round, so naturally they only pay a monthly ration. As for the few of you, after beating a tiger, you may just leave, and you can only collect tithes according to the practice of the imperial court. ”

"Tithes?"

Zhou Xiaocao had heard of this name, but he didn't expect it to really exist. That is to say, if you have ten buckets of grain per acre, you have to pay one bucket of grain to the imperial court. As for ground rent, that's another matter. Generally speaking, the land rent is five or five, that is, you have ten buckets of grain per acre of land, and after handing over one bucket to the imperial court, you have to pay five buckets of landlord's rent, and you can leave four buckets, which is to burn high incense. Some can only fall into one or two buckets in their hands.

This tithe, after the founding of the country, also has a shadow. The peasants had to "pay the public grain". Later, the state gave a compensatory payment, which became "selling public grain". That is, one-tenth of each acre of land must be sold to the state. This part of the grain, those people at the grain collection station do everything possible to deduct, today say that the moisture content of your grain exceeds the standard, tomorrow say that you did not sift clean the soil and sand, anyway, you have to give more and less money, and the surplus is not divided, so you don't need to say it, right?

Later, due to the need to build a granary. It is also necessary to send people to supervise it, and real rats and fake rats consume a large part of the grain every year, and the state feels that it is not cost-effective, so it cancels the obligation of selling public grain. Nominally, it is to reduce the burden on the peasants, but in fact it is to reduce the burden on himself.

Master Qian said: "Seeing that you are also a merchant, you shouldn't know about tithes, right?" You merchants have to pay 23/10 taxes, which is already low. ”

Zhou Xiaocao really didn't know about this, so he turned his head and asked Feng Yulan: "Is the tax so high?" ”

Feng Yulan was in a heavy mood, nodded slowly and said, "Yes!" It's like we're in the business of Cypriots. The tax is as high as forty percent, and it will be exploited by the customs guards and the local government, and the profits are not high. ”

Speaking of which. Feng Yulan also looked at the Lord Qian intentionally or unintentionally. Master Qian's face turned red, presumably he knew these things. Those who do business outside the plug are risky. Correspondingly, the returns are also very generous. Naturally, in the eyes of the government, it has become a fragrant glutton, and everyone comes to "eat big". You don't dare not give it yet. Otherwise, if you don't give you a guide at that time, you won't be able to get out, and doing business will be even more delusional.

Zhou Xiaocao frowned and said, "So, what Lord Qian means is that we are going to cut off one-tenth of this tiger skin and hand it over to the government, right?" ”

Master Qian waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary!" It must be known that this tiger skin is only worth it when it is complete, and it is not worth anything if it is cut off. You only need to pay one-tenth of the value of this tiger skin. ”

Zhou Xiaocao said: "Isn't that the same? I have already reported to the adults just now, our carriages, horses and luggage are all lost in the flash flood last night, and now we can count on this tiger skin to sell for a good price, and the family will return to the capital. ”

General Yin said: "Then we don't care, we have to pay taxes anyway, otherwise the government will arrest you and put you in prison!" ”

This General Yin's words were really ugly, Zhou Xiaocao held back the anger in his heart and said, "But we don't have any money." ”

General Yin said: "That's not easy? Then you will pledge this tiger skin to us, and when you have collected enough money, you will redeem it. ”

Zhou Xiaocao spread his hands: "But we have to wait until we sell this tiger skin to have the money to pay taxes." ”

No way, it's another dead proposition of "chickens lay eggs, eggs lay chickens".

General Yin's face sank and said, "Then it's none of our business, this tiger skin must be handed over now!" ”

As he spoke, he motioned for his sergeants to come and rob him. Zhou Xiaocao took his eyes to look at the Lord Qian, and saw that he didn't mean to come out, so he could only sigh, it seems that today's tiger skin is not guaranteed. It's not that Zhou Xiaocao is timid and afraid, but he really understands what the government is doing too well. According to the experience of later generations, if Zhou Xiaocao didn't present the tiger skin, they would bite back, saying that Zhou Xiaocao's tiger skin was stolen from someone else, and this was stolen goods. Although this is only the experience of later generations, it is the same when you want to come to the government, and there is no difference between ancient and modern.

Zhou Xiaocao admits cowardice, but it doesn't mean that everyone admits cowardice, especially the begonia four charms who are used to acting in righteousness, how could they ever suffer such a bird anger? At that moment, three of them drew their long whips and stared at the two soldiers who had come to snatch the tiger skin.

General Yin said angrily: "What to do? Want to rebel? ”

Xianglanjun said angrily: "Are you still unreasonable? Our young master has already said that when you sell the tiger skin, you will pay taxes, and you will not be short of a penny, why do you want to rob it? ”

General Yin said: "You have to pay taxes before you can get back the tiger skin, this is the rule of the imperial court, you have the ability, you go to the emperor Lao'er theory." ”

Xianglanjun pouted and said: "If you look for the emperor, you will go to the emperor, it's not that you haven't seen it!" The Emperor has even been to our house! ”

Lord Qian couldn't hold back for a moment, and said loudly: "That woman, the emperor's joke is also casual? ”

Xianglanjun said: "Where is this a joke? The emperor has really been to our house! ”

"Shut up!"

Zhou Xiaocao hurriedly scolded, which made Xianglanjun feel even more aggrieved, feeling that Zhou Xiaocao didn't like herself anymore, it must be like this! No matter what I say today, all I get in exchange is a loud scold. Thinking of this, his eyes moistened, and he said to himself: "That's right, I didn't lie."

When those two soldiers saw that Zhou Xiaocao suppressed Xianglanjun, where would they be polite? Stretched out his hand to grab the tiger skin, but was blocked by a white and tender wrist: "No! This tiger skin was bought by my master who almost lost his life, so you can't just take it! ”

Zhou Xiaocao took a look, but it turned out to be Xiangjujun. This girl doesn't talk much on weekdays, but she is the most stubborn. Zhou Xiaocao would not doubt at all that if those two soldiers had to snatch it, she would definitely make a move.

At this point, things are already out of control. However, every one of his own qiē was washed away by last night's torrent, otherwise, if he gave a few taels of silver, he would be able to block the mouths of these Qiu Ba.

Zhou Xiaocao also has a trump card on his body, that is, Zhou Xiaocao's identity certificate written by Emperor Tianze and Emperor Yongchun. According to the certificate, Zhou Xiaocao can mobilize the world's soldiers and horses, and can be directly responsible to the emperor without going through the military department. Although he has no official position, he is a senior official.

Originally, this certificate was kept by him and never showed it, even Feng Yulan, the people closest to him, didn't know. But today's things are probably not good, I can't say it, I want to move it.

Zhou Xiaocao saw that the two soldiers really didn't care about it, and they were about to forcibly snatch it, but Xiang Jujun had already clenched the long whip, and his eyes were full of cruelty.

The battle is on the verge of breaking out. (To be continued......)